Bryophytes form a monophyletic group that transitions between green algae and vascular plants. Describe at least one similarity and one difference between bryophyte reproduction and green algae reproduction.

Q: Write variation between division psilophyta and lepidophyta

A: These two divisions, Psilophyta and Lepidophyta, comes under the classification of Pteridophytes.…

Q: Summarize and explain the distinguishing characteristics of the early tracheophytes vascular plants.…

A: Vascular system of plant is characterized in Xylem and phloem for transit of water and solid…

Q: Descibe different types of life cycle in plant kingdom.

A: R.H. Whittaker organized the organisms into five kingdoms such as Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae,…

Q: Write down the characteristics of bryophytes or non-vascular plants. Draw a labeled diagram of…

A: Bryophytes are the non vascular land plants which lack the xylem and phleom like bundles. These are…

Q: Name and briefly describe the three phyla of bryophytes

A: Bryophytes are the group of plants that are closely related to terrestrial plants.  They lack lignin…

Q: Describe the life history of fern with the significance of alternation of generations.

A: The life cycle of ferns and the other land plants are entirely different. It is so because the…

Q: Compare and contrast microphylls and megaphylls.

A: Microphylls are very short leaves with a single unbranched vein and no leaf gaps in the stele.…

Q: Choose the correct and give reasons for the same:  Which of the following is not amongthe 3 main…

A: Phycology can be defined as the branch of microbiology that deals with study of algae. It is…

Q: - Chlorophytes "Green Algae" (a paraphyletic group) Streptophytes Charophytes Land Plants =…

A: An ancestral charophyte adapted onto land and gave rise to terrestrial plants.

Q: Which of these plant phyla is likely to have the largest leaves?a. liverwortsb. hornwortsc. mossesd.…

A: Liverworts, hornworts and mosses belong to phylum Bryophyta which includes seedless non-vascular…

Q: Give any four characters of bryophytes?

A: Bryophtes are teressstial plants. It includes the embryophytes, like hornworts, mosses, and…

Q: In what respect the spoprophyte of Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes areidentical.

A: Plants are categorized according to how close their characteristics are. Flowering habits, stem and…

Q: Explain the features of pteridophytes showing similarities with Bryophytes.

A: The plants are formed of roots, stem, leaves, fruits and flowers. The conduction system in plants is…

Q: In sumnmary, match each term or phrase with the correct phylum. Note answers can be used more than…

A: 1) Chlorophyll 'c' and fucoxanthin - Phaeophyta  It is present in brown algae. Fucoxanthin has a…

Q: Trimerophytes were plants that probably evolved from rhyniophytes but with more derived features. In…

A: There are many tube-shaped fossils of plants found in the Devonian period are superficially kind of…

Q: Define what are heterosporous pteridophytes? Give example.

A: these are the vascular plant they disperse spore they are also known as cryptogams they are seedless…

Q: Write on diversity in gametophyte of bryophytes.

A: Bryophyta is a group of plants that include mosses, liverworts and hornworts.

Q: Moss gametophyte and sporophyte Describe the colors of the structure and their textures. Indicate…

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, according to our guidelines we are only eligible to answer…

Q: Explain role of meiosis and mitosis in the Lifecycle of bryophytes

A: Bryophytes are lower groups in the plant kingdom. They are often called amphibians of the plant…

Q: why are bryophytes considered natural and non natural

A: Bryophytes - non - vascular plants which lacks xylem as well as phloem, reproduction takes place by…

Q: Characteristics of xerophyte

A: Xerophyte is a plant species that have adaptations to survive in a less water environment like…

Q: Plants that grow in saline water are known as : hydrophytes thallophytes halophytes mesophytes

A: Over the course of time, the plants have adapted to survive in Extreme conditions such as heat,…

Q: Compare and contrast algae with land plants.

A: The advancement of the plants had thought to happen from new water green growth around 590 MYA…

Q: Are the "leafy" (photosynthetic) portion of the moss of the sporophyte or gametophyte generation?…

A: Mosses are found in the phylum bryophytes. Bryophytes are also known as amphibian of the plant…

Q: Name two features of lycophytes that increase survival onland.

A: Lycophytes are close relatives of ferns with a special kind of leaves called Microphylls. They…

Q: Label the following: Sporophyte Gametophyte Rhizoids

A: Ferns are a type of plant that does not produce flowers. In most cases, ferns reproduce by creating…

Q: List two features that distinguish the seedless vascular plants from the bryophytes.

A: Bryophytes are the simplest and primitive non-flowering embryophytes that do not contain vascular…

Q: Match the following families to their corresponding and appropriate taxonomic group Match each item…

A: Cycadaceae- Cycadophyta Auracariaceae- coniferae Podocarpaceae- Coniferae Ginkgoaceae- Ginkgophyta…

Q: Compare and contrast the three bryophyte groups in terms of distinguishing morphoanatomical…

A: Comparison:               Criteria              Hornworts               Liverworts…

Q: Name two genera of living lycophytes. What are their common names? About how big do they get? Are…

A: Lycophytes is the phylum of spore-bearing vascular plants which comprises of more than 1200 extant…

Q: Give one significant difference between microsporophyll and megasporophyll.

A: The structure that envelopes the spore is called sporangia and the leaf that bears it is called…

Q: State uses of bryophytes

A: Bryophytes are the amphibian of the plant kingdom. The dominant phase ate gametophytic in nature.…

Q: Construct a table similar to one below with the correct information filled in. Type of Hyphae…

A: A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as…

Q: Compare and contrast the following terms: A. Pterophyte and pteridophyte B. Thallophyte and…

A: Photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms that use sunlight to make their own food through the process of…

Q: Differentiate between sporophyte and gametophyte.

A: Reproduction is the process by which an organism generates more organisms just like itself by means…

Q: What are free floating hydrophytes.Name some free-floating hydrophytes.

A: Plants that live in water and adapt to their surroundings are known as hydrophytes. Hydrilla,…

Q: Define the following terms related to alterations of generations: a.Gametophyte b.Sporophyte

A: Alteration of generation is a characteristic of all the land plants. In alteration of generation,…

Q: Why are bryophytes classified into 3 divisions

A: Bryophytes are small plants that grow in shady places, they do not grow great in height as they lack…

Q: Compare and contrast the sporangia in Lycophytes and Monilophytes

A: Lycophytes belongs to the class lycopodiopsida and this class have more than 1300 remaining species.…

Q: How are bryophytes (the three groups of nonvascular plants) able to survive on land?

A: Bryophytes are low-level plants. They are the most basic plants that may be found on land.…

Q: Green algae are believed to be the ancestors of the bryophyte. Cite four distinct lines of evidence…

A: Plants are those organisms who bear chloroplast in their cell. They have cell wall around the…

Q: Explain the life cycle of Pteridophytes.

A: Taxonomy is a characterization science that simplifies the study of a vast range of organisms and…

Q: In the answer area include the following: a. Name of the organism holding this structure in the…

A: This structure is of Marchantia.

Q: Give one significant difference between sporophte and gametophyte.

A: Sporophyte and gametophyte represents the alternation of generation. It occurs in plants and algae…

Q: What is Pteridophytes? Difference between Pteridophytes and  Bryophytes.

A: Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes belonging to the Plantae kingdom. Kingdom Plantae…

Q: Define heliophytes and sciophytes.Name a plant from your locality that is either heliophyte or…

A: Sciophytes are also known as shade plants and photophobous plants cause they are shade loving plant.…

Q: True or False: Chlorophytes share a common ancestor with euglenophytes?

A: Chlorophytes share a common ancestor with euglenophytes

Q: Explain why there are no tree-sized bryophytes.

A: Plants on land are divided into two types: vascular plants and non-vascular plants (also called as…

Q: Bryophytes tend to be high-growing plant species. True False

A: Bryophytes are nonvascular terrestrial plants of moist habitat. They are mostly found in damp and…

Q: Compare and contrast the following set of terms: a. ovulate cone and staminate cone b.pterophyte…

A: When a male gamete fuses with a female gamete, a zygote is formed, giving rise to a new individual…